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How do the orbits of a comet and earth compare?
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How do the orbits of a comet and earth compare?
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Comets are balls of ice and dust in orbit around the Sun. The orbits of comets are different from those of planets - they are elliptical. A comet's orbit takes it very close to the Sun and then far away again.
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